Looking for new tools to accelerate discovery? Join the ICBR for a complimentary lunch and learn on how Twist solutions can help your research journey from sample to result faster, easier, and more economically.

During this event, Dr. Pei-Ling Ye from the Department of Plant Pathology will share a broad-spectrum fungal identification tool (Universal Fungal Identification Tool – UFIT) with Twist long read panel for surveillance of pathogen populations and disease management.

You will learn about:

• Twist NGS and Synbio solutions to accelerate AgriGenomic research and applications.

• Potential uses of the UFIT tool developed by Dr. Jeremy Brawner’s lab for disease diagnosis and
polygene inference.

Agenda:

11:45am – Welcome

12:00pm – Twist Synthetic Biology Service Overview – Catherine Sutton,
Ph.D, SynBio Account Manager.

12:10pm – Unlock the Power of Genomics and Accelerate Discovery with
Twist NGS Solutions- Paul Doran, Director of Business Development.

12:30pm – Find the Fungus, Solve the Hunger: A Universal Fungal
Identification Tool, Pei-ling Yu, PhD. Department of Plant
Pathology.

12:50pm – Q & A, Networking.

Date: November 16th, 2023

Time: 11:45am - 1:00pm

Location: CGRC 451